Ruby

Number of Messages in a POP3 Mailbox

Get the number of messages in a POP3 mailbox. Ruby

require 'chilkat'

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

# The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
# and sending (SMTP) email.
mailman = Chilkat::CkMailMan.new()

# Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.put_MailHost("pop.example.com")

# Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.put_PopUsername("myLogin")
mailman.put_PopPassword("****")

# Get the number of messages in the mailbox.
numMessages = mailman.GetMailboxCount()
print numMessages.to_s() + "\n";